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I was driving my x3 in the snow tonight and I was turning a corner at about 15 mph. The car slid and hit the curb. I drove it home for about 40 min and didn't hear or feel anything, nor did it look odd, other than the curb rash. Should I be worried? Is it likely that a problem will later problem develop with the wheels from the impact?

Unless you bent a wheel, which should result in substantial vibration, it is unlikely you did anything to the suspension. The components are pretty beefy and there are rubber bushings at the suspension mounting points except of course the tie rod ends. So if your X3 steers straight without vibration, drive on.

I was driving my x3 in the snow tonight and I was turning a corner at about 15 mph. The car slid and hit the curb. I drove it home for about 40 min and didn't hear or feel anything, nor did it look odd, other than the curb rash. Should I be worried? Is it likely that a problem will later problem develop with the wheels from the impact?

Thank you!!

This is serious. You're going to need new suspension all around - new struts, springs, possibly even new axles, control arms, etc. You're looking at $5000 at least in repairs. You'll probably need to replace your transmission and engine out too just to be sure that everything is good. Wouldn't hurt to install some training wheel either SO YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO DRIVE.

This is serious. You're going to need new suspension all around - new struts, springs, possibly even new axles, control arms, etc. You're looking at $5000 at least in repairs. You'll probably need to replace your transmission and engine out too just to be sure that everything is good. Wouldn't hurt to install some training wheel either SO YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO DRIVE.

An alignment can cost anywhere from $30 to $200. Call around to local auto places and find out for yourself. Us trying to tell you what something should cost in your area would be like trying to guess how many craters are on the moon. And you calling people rude is rude in and of itself. People hit curbs everyday - I am amazed that anyone has given this thread serious consideration.

Stability and traction interventions are more pronounced at higher speed.

At 15 mph there was probably much more of a RWD bias than the more normal 40/60.

But tire condition, road camber and other factors might have been a consideration in this instance.

Sounds reasonable. I was impressed by the youtube videos showing BMW has steady control when making turns on snow field. This is one of the biggest factors that make me inclined to buying a BMW xDrive.

Sounds reasonable. I was impressed by the youtube videos showing BMW has steady control when making turns on snow field. This is one of the biggest factors that make me inclined to buying a BMW xDrive.

doesnt matter what car you have if you have **** tires you gona crash.